The Hidden Force

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1974-09-09
Genre:Drama
Duration:75 min
Country:Netherlands
Director:Walter van der Kamp
Actors:Bob de Lange, Pleuni Touw, Caro van Eyck, Ton Kuyl, Petra Laseur
Production:AVRO

Overview:

In the sweltering Dutch East Indies, the European colonizers are plagued by a hidden force; a combination of tropical magic, Eastern inscrutability and mutual incomprehension. Blind and deaf to the slumbering powers of the East Indian people, resident Van Oudyck, his son, daughter and seductive wife slowly but surely fall prey to this mysterious force...

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